Intro...       (x3) 

 Verse 1:

             
 Your hand on 

    
his arm
             
 the hay stack

            
 charm around 

     
your neck
             
 strung out an

  
d thin
             
 calling some 

             
friend trying 

            
to cash some c


heck
            
 he's acting d


umb
             
 that's what y

            
ou've come,  t

    
o expect

 Chorus:

            
 needle in the

    
 hay
              
 needle in the

   
 hay
              
 needle in the

    
 hay
              
 needle in the

    
 hay

      

 Verse 2:

             
 he's wearing 

     
your clothes
             
 head down to 

            
toes a reactio

     
n to you
             
 you-say-you k

            
now what he di

             
d but you idio

  
t kid
             
 you don't hav

    
e a clue
             
 sometimes the

           
y just get cau

           
ght in the act

.
              
 You're pullin

      
g him through


 Chorus:

            
 needle in the

    
 hay
              
 needle in the

   
 hay
              
 needle in the

    
 hay
              
 needle in the

    
 hay


Middle:       (x3)      

 Verse 3:

           
 now on the bu

s
            
 nearly touchi

             
ng this dirty 

  
retreat
          
 falling out 6

             
th and Powell,

             
 dead sweat in

    
 my teeth
         /  
 gonna walk wa

   
lk walk
            
 four more blo

             
cks plus the o

         
ne in my break
           
 Down-downstai

         
rs to the man
             
 he's gonna ma

       
ke it ok
          /  
 i can't beat 

 
myself
          /  
 i can't beat 

 
myself
             
 and i don't w

       
ant to talk
             
 i'm taking th

           
e cure so i ca

     
n be quiet
           
 whenever i wa

nt
             
 so leave me a


lone
             
 you ought to 

             
be proud that 

              
i'm getting go

   
od marks

Chorus: (x2)

            
 needle in the

    
 hay
              
 needle in the

   
 hay
              
 needle in the

    
 hay
              
 needle in the

    
 hay


Outro:       (x3)